Bandung, W Java (ANTARA) - The provincial government of West Java has exported 50 kgs of Archidendron pauciflorum, commonly known as ‘jengkol’ (dogfruit), produced by an Islamic boarding school (pesantren) to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
“With the aim to promote jengkol to the community and the world, today, we are exporting jengkol to Dubai,” the Governor of West Java, M Ridwan Kamil, said after the first export release under the One Pesantren One Product (OPOP) Program at Gedung Sate here on Monday.
Aside from jengkol, the first export shipment from Al-Ittifaq Islamic Boarding School Ciwidey Cooperative, Bandung district, also included 600 kg of mangosteen, 300 kg of rambutan, and 200 kg of salak, he added.
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“Today’s export is the result of lobbying during our visit to Dubai earlier. All the products exported are from the OPOP program,” Kamil informed.
He expressed the hope that other boarding schools under the OPOP program would take Al-Ittifaq Islamic Boarding School and the Daarut Tauhid Islamic Boarding School as an example since they have successfully exported their products overseas.
"I entrust it to Mr. Tutus (a nickname for the head of the Cooperatives and Small Business Office of West Java province). This export release is the first step, and there are a hundred more steps related to the development of Islamic boarding schools in OPOP (program)," the governor remarked.
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Meanwhile, the head of the Cooperatives and Small Business Office of West Java province, Kusmana Hartadji, said that Epicstar Group served as a liaison with the buyer after the Dubai Expo.
"Epicstar Group submitted a number of requests or purchase orders (for items), such as fruits including mangosteen, rambutan, salak, and jengkol," he informed.
In addition, he said that Epicstar Group also placed an order for Muslim fashion products, which the Daarut Tauhid Islamic Boarding School fulfilled.
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